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Free sports physicals offered May 20 

  Free sport physicals will be offered by the St. Mary’s of Michigan Frankenmuth Family Physicians office for Middle and High School students.  Physicals will be held on Monday, May 20 from 3-7pm.  Students will be seen on a first come, first serve basis.

  Each student will need to bring a completed Michigan High School Athletic Association Medical History/Consent form signed appropriately by a parent or guardian.  Parental attendance is strongly encouraged. 

  St. Mary’s of Michigan Frankenmuth Family Physicians is located at 1027 W. Genesee  St. (within the same complex as Frankenmuth Family Dental).

Free Electronics recycling drop-off event May 18 

  Mid Michigan Waste Authority, in partnership with Vintage Tech Recyclers, will host a free computer, TV and household electronics recycling drop-off event on Saturday, May 18 in the parking lot of Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance, located at 1 Mutual Drive (off Genesee Street) in Frankenmuth. The drop-off event is open to any Michigan citizen, schools and businesses from 9am-1pm.

  A complete list of acceptable electronics is available on the MMWA website http://www.recyclemotion.org/ or by calling 989-781-9555.

FCM meets May 18 

  The next Fellowship of Christian Men’s (FCM) breakfast is on Saturday, May 18, 2013, from 7:30-9:00am, at Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth.  The cost is $6.

  This breakfast will be held in the “Heritage Room” which is located on the main floor of Zehnder’s.  Please RSVP to the following address: fcm.muth@gmail.com. This will help us prepare Zehnder’s for an approximate number of attendees.  If you are unable to use email, simply attend the breakfast as you have in the past and we will accommodate you.

  The speaker will be Mr. Bruce Malone.  A former chemical engineer at Dow Chemical for 27 years, Bruce retired early to become full-time director of “Search for the Truth Ministries.”  After being miraculously saved from death over 20 years ago, Bruce realized that rejection of Biblical truth, justified by a belief in evolution, is the acid which is eating away at the moral foundation of our culture.  The purpose of both his books and presentations is to help us understand the relevance and evidence for creation – as the most rational explanation for the world around us. 

Rotary Fahrrad Bicycle Tour May 19 

  The Frankenmuth Morning Rotary Club will conduct the 28^th annual Fahrrad (Bicycle) Tour on Sunday, May 19 beginning in Frankenmuth.

  The 25, 50 and 100-kilometer tours wind through the city of Frankenmuth, across the Holzbruecke, along the Cass River and outlying farmland.

  All routes begin and end at Rittmueller Middle School, 965 East Genesee Street. Registration opens at 7am, with a mass start at 8am. Proceeds from the tour benefit youth programs sponsored by the Morning Rotary Club.

  Registration costs are $15 before May 1, $20 after May 1 and children 14 and under are $5 each. Each participant will receive maps, food stops of cookies, juice, water and fruit along the routes and shower facilities upon completion. The 100k will also feature a light lunch.

  For more information, call Dr. Nancy Haskin, Fahrrad chairperson, at 989-652-2557 or email drnancy94@yahoo.com or visit the website http://www.fmrotary.com/.

Driving School set to begin June 10 

  Frankenmuth Driving School is offering Segment I driver’s education beginning June 10. Classes will be held June 10, 11, 12, 13 from 1-3pm; June 17, 18, 19, 20 from 9-11am, and June 24, 25, 26, 27 from 9-11am. Make up day is scheduled for June 28, 9-11am. Additional Segment 1 classes will be offered August 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; August 12, 13, 14, 15, 16; August 19, 20 from 9-11am.

  Segment 2 driver’s education begins June 11, 12, 13 from 6-8pm.

  Registration is required, call 989-652-2458.

Gera Old Tractor Days June 15-16 

  The 14^th annual Gera Old Tractor Days will be held on Saturday and Sunday, June 15-16, at Reinbold’s Sales & Service, the corner of M-83 and M-46, Blumfield Township.

  Saturday’s events include the Saginaw Valley Antique Tractor Pullers at 11am, the Mid-Michigan Mini Tractor Pullers at 3pm and musical entertainment. Sunday’s events include noon Bar Stool Racing and the Thumb Tractor Pulling Association’s Modified and Super Modified Competition at 2pm.

  Both days will feature kiddie tractor pulls, over 100 antique tractors in display, pony rides, face painting, corn husking demonstrations and various other food vendors, displays and demonstrations. Bean soup will also be available.

  Admission is $5 per person, with a two-day pass $20 maximum for a family. Free parking and souvenirs will be on sale.

  Visit http://www.geraoldtractordays.com/ for more information or contact Robert Rohloff at 989-737-2277 for vendor or general information.